Lost Ships and Aircraft Recorded in Sea Off Scotland
Archaeologists working with communities along Scotland's west coast have documented more than 100 shipwrecks and maritime artefacts. The remains of the lost World War Two flying boats and anchors from the 18th Century were...
How to Avoid the Latest Cargo Frauds
BIMCO receives regular reports from members around the world about cargo fraud. This week alone we have had two reports of cargoes being fixed (or almost fixed) by fraudsters seeking to trick owners to...
Ship Fire & Explosion: Facts and Measures
Problem
Three essential things are required to start a fire onboard a ship, (1) a source of ignition, (2) combustible material and (3) air.
In most engine room fires this translates to a non-insulated hot area,...
Sulphur Emissions to be Detected by Drones?
Lucinda Roberts, Associate at law firm Clyde & Co. throws some light on the much required international standard in use of Aerial drones despite their potential to help enforcement of emissions legislation.
Lucinda opines that...
Cargo Ship Containers Allide with Docked Ships Loosing 45 Containers
On May 01, a container ship’s drifting containers reportedly allided with some docked ships at Shanghai WGQ Container Terminal while mooring. This resulted in loss of nearly 45 containers from onboard the vessel.
Since...
Aframax Loaded with Crude Ran Aground
Last week, an aframax fully loaded with crude ran aground near Pulau Bangka island, south of Singapore in South China sea.
The ship was en route from Jakarta to Muntok with its cargo of...
Top 3 Risks Environment Suffers from Routine Shipping
Routine shipping can be responsible for many types of adverse impacts on the environment. These include water pollution, toxic contamination by antifouling paints, seabird collision and behaviour changes, ship strikes of whales, underwater sound,...
Maneuvering the New Panama Canal Lock, a New Issue in the Rising?
The question of safety raised about the new locks on the Panama canal is being debated over from two sides. On one hand we have the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) that questions the...
Chinese Ship Wins the “Lottery” to Transit the New Panama Canal
A Chinese freighter will become the first ship to pass through Panama's newly expanded canal, which is set for a grand opening in June after nine years of work, officials said on April 29.
The...
Grounded Box Ship Refloated, Suez Canal Back to Normalcy
On Saturday, the Suez Canal Authorities successfully refloated the container ship, MSC FABIOLA, that ran aground last week, as reported by Mfame team. Normalcy is said to have been restored at Suez Canal traffic...